A debilitating wildlife disease doesn't appear to have spread much around Colorado since last year, wildlife officials said this week.

Chronic wasting disease, which primarily affects deer and elk, hasn't been found in any new study areas in western Colorado this fall, they said.

In eastern Colorado, the only spread seen was in one study area where the disease was found in elk after previously being detected only in deer.

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Source: Associated Press
November 26, 2004

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